Family's family, complications aside. Join us for a discussion today on Imam Wisam's blended family experiences, being both a child of separation and having gone through his own separation and remarrying and becoming a stepfather himself. But how was all this impacted by our narrow cultural definitions of love? How did stigma in our communities and ignorance affect his experience? How do we approach this discussion being empathetic to the truly varied experiences people go through in our community?

Join Imam Wisam Sharieff and co-host Jawaad Khan as they discuss his experience being part of blended families. Listen in for the difficulties of fatherhood, marriage, and more. Hear them discuss the greater issues around this topic that don't often get discussed. Finally, we hope to continue with a series of episodes on this topic later on InshaAllah.

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The happiest, healthiest place on earth? Yes, please! Join us for a discussion on IRHUM, Imam Wisam's dream of a healing center and movement that focuses on healing in all aspects: spiritual, mental, physical, communal and more. But will this be a glorified hospital, aiming to cure and treat real diseases? Why does Apple Park and Disney World come to mind when we discuss this healing center? Is there a place for Quran memorization, Tibetan bone breathing and physical therapy to have a home together?

Join Imam Wisam Sharieff and co-host Jawaad Khan as they dwell on the dream of opening a holistic healing center. Hear them discuss how the 12 AQL Legacy courses could find a home in this place, helping people improve their mental health, spiritual practice, and physical vitality. Listen in for what this could look like, and how the true idea of "healing" can be unifying and inclusive (rather than relegated to only the medical field and space). Finally, learn more about the different approaches to healing one can open their mind to (and hopefully work on at this future center (make dua for it!)).

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"No, make dua for yourself!" :) Join us for the last of our series of 12 courses / peaks / summits to reach in our AQL Legacy program. Already a completed online video series, "If I Could Ask" is a course that takes you through prophetic duas to help you better access bliss points throughout your day. But if I can ask Allah anytime, what exactly should I be asking for? How do I practically connect to Allah on a dime, anytime? Should I really ask God for a keychain??

Join Imam Wisam Sharieff and co-host Jawaad Khan as they delve into  this course. Hear them discuss the different supplications that they use regularly. Listen in for the approach they take in utilizing dua's in everyday life. Take in their reflections on how to access Allah, at anytime.

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What does it stand for? Tune in for one of the last in our series of 12 courses / peaks / summits to reach on in our AQL Legacy program. Today we ask the question: is there enough? And if so, can we acknowledge that there is, be open to sharing it, and be okay with not having gotten everything? "Abundance, Compassion, and (Loving) Forgiveness" is today's discussion.

Join Imam Wisam Sharieff and co-host Jawaad Khan as they dive into  this course, tackling each area individually. How do you sustain all of the personal development work you've been doing throughout these courses? Hear them talk on accepting Abundance as a reality, practical ways to access Compassion more often, and finally, the scary process of finding Forgiveness, for others and for self. Take part in three meditative exercises that guide us through these concepts, and help us to practice them in our everyday lives.

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"Sleep can have a pattern?" Introducing Gnome (or Nawm), one of the last in our series of 12 courses / peaks / summits to reach on in our AQL Legacy program. Take in the discussion around sleep, and all the barriers and hesitations we have around it. But what value do I associate with giving up sleep for a goal (worldly or spiritual)? How does the cultural understanding of what nighttime is for affect us? Is the spiritual discussion around this encouraging us to sleep less, or more?

Join Imam Wisam Sharieff and co-host Jawaad Khan as they dive into "Gnome", our course on sleep. Listen in for their reflections on the complicated relationship many of us have around sleep, as Muslims and members of the modern world. Hear them offer a starting point to taking control of your sleep as an intentional form of rest. Reflect on how our views on sleep are affected by entertainment, overachievement culture, and how important it is to take charge of that for oneself.

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What is the prescription for your body of Jannah? Fitra Rx is the next in our series of 12 courses / peaks / summits to reach in our AQL Legacy program. But what is the practical application of a workout regimen for normal life? Why do Muslims particularly lose out on areas of mobility, flexibility, and physical potential? How much does mindset play into the pursuit of perfecting physique?

Join Imam Wisam Sharieff and co-host Jawaad Khan as they discuss "Fitra Rx." Listen in for the origins and philosophy in approaching this course. Hear them discuss through the need for attention to the physical as part of our spiritual pursuits. Learn the 3 elements of a Fitra Rx exercise: a mindful remembrance/breathing exercise, finding a posture, and then combining the two together.Delve into this spiritual approach to exercise. 

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Make (your) Ramadan great again! :) With Ramadan around the corner, we take a pause on our courses to discuss preparations for Ramadan. But how does addiction breaking play into the Ramadan experience? Does the Ramadan "season" still inspire a sense of community and belonging? Join Imam Wisam Sharieff and co-host Jawaad Khan as they delve into a pre-Ramadan special with thoughts and reflections on the nature of Ramadan, and how to approach it to create our best Ramadan experience yet. 

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It's not a memory, it's a lifestyle. The Perfect Day is the next in our series of 12 courses / peaks / summits to reach on in our AQL Legacy program. Listen in for a look at building your Perfect Day, everyday.  But how did this course come out of one of Imam Wisam's worst days? How do you build a perfect day around activities of joy? How can you control your perfect day, when every day is different?

Join Imam Wisam Sharieff and co-host Jawaad Khan as they delve into "The Perfect Day." Hear them reflect on the state of mind of someone who lives out their perfect day regularly. What habits and process must one build to experience that state? Why does finding joy require you to dig into your darker days sometimes? Learn the process of building your perfect day. 

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POP, POP! Again! Listen in for deeper dive into Postures of Prayer, the course that looks at the physicality of the prayer, and helps you to perfect the prayer by perfecting its postures. But what exactly are the postures of the prayer, starting with Exit and ending with Entrance? Why is it so important to acknowledge the physical aspect of prayer? How did Imam Wisam find himself coming back from life in a wheelchair to praying full on everyday? 

Join Imam Wisam Sharieff and co-host Jawaad Khan as they discuss "Postures of Prayer." Listen in for the philosophy and reframing behind the course. Hear them speak on their journeys with the fitness and the role that mindfulness in prayer has played for them. Learn the postures of prayer and how to enter them with proper form and mindset. 

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Let's dig into YOU again. Listen for part 2 of Becoming You, part of our series of 12 courses ( / peaks / quests) from our AQL Legacy program. What experiences in my past can I pinpoint as having strong effects on my present? What exactly is the goal when I examine my past? Who are we ultimately looking to become as a result of this process?

Join Imam Wisam Sharieff and co-host Jawaad Khan as they discuss again, "Becoming You." Find yourself through the discussion examining your past through the Time Travelers exercise. Listen in for the conclusion of their discussion on embracing oneself, wholly and wholeheartedly. 

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